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Re: Stonehenge Y&Z holes evidence of farming calendar
Nov 29, 2014, 08:56
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Dave ,had a look at the detail on one of the sites , Blakeley Raise .
The site does seem to have problems .Thom says “There is a strong local tradition that this is a bogus monument “ . Pastscape has a comment “At NY 06011403 is a Stone Circle re-erected by Dr Quine of Frizington in 1925. Originally it stood in the "in-field"
(cultivated land) of Standing Stones Farm but in the 18th c. was removed by the farmer, who used the stones for gate-posts. Whether all the re-erected stones come from the original circle is not certain, but from my knowledge of Dr Quine and his methods, it is quite doubtful.”

However it doesn’t really matter as far as the marking the solstices from the site are concerned . It is a good example of the problem of ignoring the horizon and assuming that the sunrise occurs at the same bearing as would be noted by photographic or astronomy guides for that latitude .In this case you had 133 degrees for midwinter solstice rise which would be close if the horizon was flat but it isn’t ,Blakeley Raise rises in front of the monument creating an altitude of 7 degrees meaning that the sun isn’t seen to rise at 133 but is actually closer to 145 degrees . The rise at 133 would be seen at 9th November and 2nd February quite a difference from the solstice .The Midsummer direction is only out by a couple of degrees as the horizon isn’t nearly so high and therefore nearer what might be expected for the latitude . I’ll send a spreadsheet with the data .

Also problematic is that without some form of indication towqrds the astro events , there is no suggestion of intention , it may as well be a phone box or sheep pen.
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